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Order SANTALACE^E. The Sanders-wood Tribe. 

 Nyssa multiflora, Walter. Black Gum. Near Oneida lake. June. 



Order ARISTOLOCHIACE--E. The Birthwort Tribe. 

 Asarum canadense, L. Coltsfoot. Shady hilly woods. May. 



Order EUPHORBIACE^E. The Euphorbium Tribe. 

 Acalypha virginica, L. Road sides. June, August. 

 Euphorbia hypericifolia, L. Gravelly road sides. June, August. 

 — obtusata, Pursh. Low rich soil. July, August. 



Order URTICACEjE. The Nettle Tribe. 

 Urtica pumila, L. Nettle. Damp waste places. July, August. 

 § — dioica, L. Stinging Nettle. Road sides, etc. July. 



— canadensis, L. Shady places in rich damp soil. July, August. 

 Boehmeria cylindrica, Willd. Moist thickets. July, August. 



§ Cannabis sativa, L. Hemp. About plantations. June, July. 



§ Humulus lupulus, L. Banks of the Mohawk. August. 



§ Morus alba, L. White Mulberry. Woods, and about houses. May, 



Order SAURURACEiE. The Lizard-tail Tribe. 

 Saururus cernuus, L. Swamps and borders of Oneida lake. July. 



Order AMENTACEiE. 



Sub-order CUPULIFERiE. The Nut Tribe. 

 Carpinus americana, Michx. Banks of the Mohawk. April. 

 Ostrya virginica, Willd. Iron-wood. Hilly woods. April, May. 

 Corylus americana, Walter. Thickets along banks of the Mohawk. 



April. 

 Quercus rubra, L. Red Oak. Dry hilly woods. May. 



— ilicifolia, Willd. Scrub Oak. Pine plains, Rome. May. 



— alba, L. White Oak. Woods in stony soil. May. 



— bicolor, Willd. Swamp White Oak. Borders of swamps. 



May. Several other species not satis- 

 factorily ascertained. 



Sub-order BETULE^. The Birch Tribe. 

 Betula populifolia, Ait. White Birch. Sandy plains, Rome. May. 



— excelsa, Ait. Yellow Birch. Woods and borders of swamps. 

 Alnus serrulata, Willd. Alder. Swamps and borders of streams. 



' March. 



Sub-order SALICINE^. The Willow Tribe. 

 Salix muhlenbergiana, Willd. Oriskany swamp. May. 



— nigra, Marsh. Banks of streams. May, June. 



§ — vitellina, L. Along streams, and about houses. May. And 



about a dozen other species not made out. 

 Populus balsamifera, Michx. About Oriskany. April. 



— tremuloides, Michx. Aspen. Dry woods. April. 



